Deck 4: The Building Site

Question 1

A ____ survey establishes the extent and geometry of property boundaries .

A) boundary
B) topography
C) lot
D) SUE

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Explain what needles are and how underpinning is done with the use of needles.

Answer 2

Needles are heavy wooden timbers or steel beams that are run horizontally through the wall of a building and supported on each end. The spacing between needles in a wall is determined by an engineer. The building is supported by needles run through the foundation, then the area under the foundation is excavated and a new footing and foundation are built.

Question 3

____ types of asphalt paving are in common use.

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

Answer 3

C

Question 4

With regard to blasting, how are explosives employed and how are they made?

Question 5

An earthquake is caused by the slippage of the earth along a ____.

A) thrust fault
B) vertical slip
C) strike slip
D) fault plane

Question 6

_____ is the alteration of a site's land form, usually by means of heavy equipment, to provide a level area for a structure, create movement paths, and create drainage and landscape features.

A) Grading
B) Sheeting
C) Excavating
D) Caissoning

Question 7

Name some of the activities that earthwork may involve.

Question 8

Explain what a tieback is and the two types of tiebacks that are commonly used.

Question 9

Name several of the preconstruction activities encompassing site work.

Question 10

Explain the types of activities on a construction site that should be made to make every effort to conserve natural features, prevent the escape of pollutants from the site, and restore existing areas that may be damaged.

Question 11

Historically the main remediation strategy for damaged sites was the removal of contaminated material to special, contained landfills, a procedure known as ____.

A) bioremediation
B) phytoremediation
C) dig and dump
D) dump and dig

Question 12

Describe what a Phase II ESA report would normally contain.

Question 13

____ describes the washing or wearing away of soil through the actions of wind and water, as well as equipment and foot traffic.

A) Sediment
B) Erosion
C) Runoff
D) Tunneling

Question 14

____ should be located over known active geologic faults.

A) No buildings
B) No more than two buildings
C) Any size and type of building
D) No buildings over one story

Question 15

____ are temporary watertight enclosures used either in water-bearing soil or directly in water.

A) Cofferdams
B) Slurries
C) Caissons
D) Sheet pilings

Question 16

Explain the reasons why a building should not be located over known active geologic faults .

Question 17

Explain what a caisson is and describe the two types of caissons that are used.

Question 18

____ techniques involve lowering the level of subsurface water on a site to allow excavation to occur in a dry and stable environment.

A) Underpinning
B) Dewatering
C) Excavating
D) Sheeting

Question 19

____, in the form of sheet piling, lagging, and slurry walls, is used to support the face of an excavation.

A) Excavating
B) Anchoring
C) Grading
D) Sheeting

Question 20

What are some types of site work that can be accomplished with pervious materials?